Monday July 2, 2018
Absent parents who refuse to contribute towards their children's care face being 'banned' from taking foreign holidays.Ministers are later this month poised to press ahead with plans to remove the passports of so-called 'deadbeat dads' who flout their responsibilities.The radical move is seen as a key weapon in 'persuading' absent fathers or mothers to pay up and meet the costs of their children. Government sources last night insisted that a final decision had yet to be made. But The Mail on Sunday understands an official consultation earlier this year threw up no major obstacles to the passport plan.